Word: counteractivity
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Nearly all of the regular 'Varsity players were given a rest yesterday to counteract the effects of Saturday's hard game, Parker and Sawin being the only ones to get into the short practice game. The other men, with the exception of a few sprains and bruises, are all in fairly good physical condition and will doubtless be enabled to enter the Wesleyan game on Wednesday. For the first time since their injuries of several weeks ago, Bouve and Donald were considered well enough to particiapate in the general practice. Neither seemed the worse for his long rest, as they...
...permits, the early part of next week. The drudgery of the tank work has been lighter than usual this year, but a change to the river is welcomed. The water in the tank is heavy and has had a tendency to make the men slow in their work. To counteract this the crew has taken a system of light quick exercises with sharp runs out of doors in connection with the other more heavy work...
...North Am. Rev., 151, p. 396). B. This inaction is caused by 1. Enormous increase in legislation (Hart: Practical Essays, p. 5.) 2. Obstinate opposition of minority (Follett: The Speaker of House, p. 180; Bryce: Amer. Common., I, p. 134). C. The increased power of the Speaker tends to counteract these two causes of inaction. 1. It facilitates sifting legislation in committee (Follett, ch. viii; Bryce: Amer. Common., I, pp. 165-173). (a) The Speaker's power of appointment has the tendency to make the committee effective and harmonious (Follett: The Speaker of the House, p. 310). 2. It facilitates...
...students must counteract this by a send-off that the team will remember when the game begins, and that will make every player feel how much the University will appreciate the efforts that he may make to win the game on Saturday...
...respect. I submit to the readers of the CRIMSON whether these symptoms of a decline in character among the general body of Harvard students do not deserve the serious attention of every man; whether it is not the duty of each one of us to do his utmost to counteract them...